Team announced for Warriors Trial

[Dogaholic]

TEAM LIST NAMED - WARRIORS TRIAL

The Mitsubishi Electric Bulldogs team to take on the Warriors in a trial match at Carrara Stadium on Saturday, February 25 at 7.30pm is:

1. Luke Patten
2. Namila Davui
3. Reni Maitua
4. Willie Tonga
5. Hazem El Masri
6. Daniel Holdsworth
7. Brent Sherwin
8. Mark O’Meley
9. Adam Perry
10. Roy Asotasi
11. Willie Mason
12. Andrew Ryan (C)
13. Tony Grimaldi

Interchange:
Nate Myles
Chris Armit
Ben Czislowski
Corey Hughes
Trent Cutler
Ben Roberts
Brad Morrin

The match will be Willie Tonga’s first since Rd 9, 2005 and Hazem El Masri’s first since Rd 20, 2005.

 

[dontmakemeangry]

doesn't get much stronger than that................

 

[Paullyboy]

Is Utai injured? Or is this Davui bloke a name we'll hear a bit of this season?

 

[Dogaholic]

CHANGES TO BULLDOGS TRIAL LINE-UP

Bulldogs Coach Steve Folkes has made three changes to the team which will play the Warriors at on the Gold Coast this Saturday night at 7.30pm.

Mark O'Meley (hamstring), Ben Czislowski (groin) and Brad Morrin (wrist) will miss the trial game due to a slower than expected recovery from injuries.

Jon Green, Daniel Conn and Chris Tuatara have been added to the interchange bench, with Chris Armit moving from the bench to the starting lineup.

The complete team line-up is as follows:

1. Luke Patten
2. Namila Davui
3. Reni Maitua
4. Willie Tonga
5. Hazem El Masri
6. Daniel Holdsworth
7. Brent Sherwin
8. Chris Armit
9. Adam Perry
10. Roy Asotasi
11. Willie Mason
12. Andrew Ryan (C)
13. Tony Grimaldi

Interchange:
Nate Myles
Jon Green
Corey Hughes
Trent Cutler
Ben Roberts
Chris Tuatara
Daniel Conn

 

[Dogaholic]

Is Utai injured? Or is this Davui bloke a name we'll hear a bit of this season?

Utai is yet to return, expected round 1 or 2 i think

 

[les amber]

Is Billy Ngwanni injured ?

 

[Dogaholic]

Is Billy Ngwanni injured ?

No, he has been in PL for some reason. Not too sure why Folkes is not using him!

 

[les amber]

just blooding him in, he is a rare talent

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

Good luck Dog's fans. If other trial forms are anything to go by, we are 0-2 and with our drama's and your good team i can see it soon to be 0-3. Still, best of luck to you, and for the rest of the season

 

[Robster]

Good luck Dogs, it be a miracle if the Warriors won.

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

how did Ben Roberts go ? and whats the go with Jamie Small is he still injured?

 

[RiotAct]

i think jamie small just made way for some of the rested players, Warriors 24 - 20 Dogs, well done kiwis good game

 

[wogdog]

how'd holdsworth go??

 

[wogdog]

who scored the tries

 

[Paullyboy]

The NZ Warriors cast aside a week of turmoil to pip the Bulldogs 24-20 in a thrilling NRL trial at Carrarra last night.

The Warriors pressed the dogs line in the dying stages before centre Jerome Ropati scored with just over a minute left.

Willie Tonga bagged a brace of tires in his first game in eight months after injuring his knee twice last year and then contracting the mumps.

He showed he had lost little of the class whcih earned him QLD and Australian Jerseys in 2004 by scoring a double in the first half as the dogs skipped to a 20-6 lead at the break. Tonga threw the last pass for Davui to go over early in the match as well. Davui grabbed another try soon after to prove he'll be the ideal back up to kiwi star Matt Utai.

Warriors 24 (Fien, Wiki, Martin, Ropati tries, Martin 4 goals) defeated Bulldogs 20 (Davui 2, Tonga 2 tries, El Masri 2 goals)

 

[wogdog]

thanks for the info champ

 

[Dr Crane]

Good luck Dogs, it be a miracle if the Warriors won.

I'll go out and check if jesus is in the hedges in the back yard.

 

[RiotAct]

awesome that tongas return went so smoothly, i'm really pumped now

 

[Jackal Dog]

Glad to see Willie Tonga make a successful return and even bag a few trys. Also surely Davui has played himself into a spot in the backline with Utai still out?

 

[aenima1]

love the banners jackal, best 3 teams in the world right there!